There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 142 Qilin Riding on Auspicious Clouds

The Ji clan was an ordinary human tribe with a population of only a few thousand. Therefore, whenever natural disasters or man-made calamities struck, they could only desperately pray to gods and Buddhas like drowning people.

This is also a true reflection of most human tribes today. After all, human tribes with a large population and cultivators are extremely rare.

Unfortunately, most of the gods and immortals now live high in the heavens. They treat the human tribes who believe in them as worthless weeds, merely using them as tools to collect faith. They don't pay much attention to them, let alone take the initiative to help them solve their problems.

Therefore, some human tribes began to seek other methods, trying to find those equally powerful divine beasts and form contracts with them.

Human tribes revered these mythical beasts as their totem animals or sacrificial spirits, offering them devout worship. In return, the mythical beasts were expected to step forward and lend a helping hand when the tribe faced danger.

The Ji clan was one of the lucky ones. After their appeals to the Heavenly Court went unanswered, they resorted to their silver tongues and tricked Hao Chen, Bi Xie, Tian Lu, Si Bu Xiang, and others who happened to be passing by into becoming their clan's sacrificial spirits.

From then on, the Ji clan prospered like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, enjoying favorable weather and abundant harvests year after year, and the clan was filled with talented people and outstanding individuals.

In addition, they actively absorbed surrounding small tribes, gradually growing into a medium-sized tribe with tens of thousands of people.

However, just as Ji Dian, the chieftain of the Ji clan, was full of expectations that the clan would flourish under his leadership, become a large clan, and then become one of the few super-large clans among the human race, a sudden change shattered all the beautiful hopes.

One day, a black Qiongqi named Qiongtian barged into their tribe like a demon descending upon them. Without saying a word, it cruelly killed several cultivators in the tribe and then arrogantly declared that the Ji clan tribe had been brought under the rule of their divine race.

Ji Dian knew perfectly well that he was no match for them, and could only swallow his anger. He watched helplessly as his clansmen were captured one by one, their blood and souls mercilessly drained until their spiritual essence was drained and they were discarded like worn-out shoes.

Ji Dian gritted his teeth in hatred, his anger burning fiercely, yet he was helpless against this terrifying and cruel god.

In desperation, Ji Dian went to the place where the clan placed the sacrificial spirit statue, offered her own blood as a sacrifice, and prayed to the statue.

After absorbing Ji Dian's essence and blood, the statue responded to Ji Dian, using the power of faith as a medium to communicate with the laws of space and open up a spatial passage.

Ji Dian was overjoyed at the sight. Despite his weakened state, he led his people into the passage to escape the control of the gods.

But how could such fluctuations of the laws not alarm Qiong Tian? A giant claw came flying through the air, smashing the passage and knocking the already weakened Ji Dian into a near-death coma.

Then Qiongtian's body appeared here. Looking at the Ji clan, whose numbers were reduced to half, Qiongtian gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with anger: "Damn humans, I underestimated you. But do you think you can escape the control of the gods like this?"

Immediately afterwards, Qiongtian said to the void beside him, "Fei, find them and kill them without mercy. Do not disgrace the gods."

Having done all this, Qiong Tian flew towards the sky without looking back, sensing that the Venerable God was looking for him.

Just when the remaining members of the Ji clan thought they had escaped a calamity, a blood-red array descended, enveloping them all. After the array disappeared, there was no sign of life in the place.

The Ji clan, having escaped, had their chieftain Ji Dian seriously injured and unconscious, so the eldest elder Ji Yuan temporarily took over as chieftain.

Seeing that the statue had exhausted its faith power to send them away and could not open a spatial passage for a short time, Ji Yuan ordered some of his people to capture wild animals to sacrifice to the statue in order to help it recover its power quickly.

Ji Wuyue and her group were one of the teams. They unexpectedly encountered Xiaobai, who had also encountered the gods. Seeing that Xiaobai was quite human-like, they took him as their target, which led to their meeting with Haochen.

After seeking Hao Chen's help, Ji Wuyue and the others rushed back to their tribe without stopping, but they were still a step too slow.

The divine beast Fei, or rather, the divine beast Fei after its fall into darkness, has now found the whereabouts of the remaining Ji clan tribe.

“You audacious mortals, disrespectful to the gods, and attempting to break free from their control, I hereby grant you death.”

After Fei finished speaking, it opened its mouth and spat out a cloud of black smoke, which rolled down toward the Ji clan tribe.

In an instant, black smoke enveloped the Ji clan tribe and the surrounding hundreds of miles, and continued to spread outwards.

Under the cover of black smoke, the flowers, plants and trees began to wither slowly, and the creatures that inhaled the black smoke began to feel hot and weak, as if they were poisoned, and their skin slowly became red and swollen and began to ulcerate.

Someone in the Ji clan recognized the illness and shouted, "Run! It's a plague!"

The surrounding area was shrouded in black smoke for miles around, so where could they possibly run to? People kept falling, struggling in pain and despair, waiting for death to come.

In an instant, the Ji clan was filled with deathly aura. Ji Yuan, dragging his sick body, looked at the figure in the sky and weakly shouted, "Your divine race will surely suffer retribution."

"Insulting the gods deserves death!"

Fei looked at Ji Yuan with a cold expression, and suddenly shot a black rune from the single eye on his face towards Ji Yuan. The powerful rune seemed to transcend time and space, and appeared in front of Ji Yuan in the blink of an eye.

Ji Yuan subconsciously closed his eyes, awaiting death, but he felt no pain.

Qiang~

A loud crash rang in his ears, and Ji Yuan opened his eyes to find himself facing a black wall.

On the wall, a golden dragon shadow seemed to be moving across it, and then a voice came from above the wall: "Luckily, I made it in time!"

Ji Yuan looked up and saw a small dog with a big black tail standing on it. Looking at the dog's appearance, Ji Yuan felt like he had seen it somewhere before.

Just then, a lucky cloud landed in front of Ji Yuan. Ji Wuyue and the others jumped off the cloud and quickly came to Ji Yuan's side, helping the extremely weak Ji Yuan up.

"Great Elder, we are back."

"Elder, guess who we met?"

"Elder, what has happened in the tribe?"

For a moment, Ji Yuan's ears were ringing incessantly. Fortunately, Ji Wuyue saw that the Grand Elder seemed to be in a bad state, so she quickly told Ji Wushuang and the others to shut up, and then came to the Four-Faced Beast.

Ji Wuyue knelt down and said, "Please, Your Excellency, save the Grand Elder."

The Four-Faced Beast was startled by Ji Wuyue's request and took a few steps back, looking in Haochen's direction as if to say: Should we save Little Coal Ball?

After seeing Hao Chen nod, Si Bu Xiang said, "Um, could you bring me a container first?"

Ji Wuyue was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly took out a bowl and placed it in front of the Four-Faced Beast.

Si Bu Xiang picked up the bowl and thought for a moment, then turned his back to Ji Wuyue. After fiddling with it for a while, Si Bu Xiang turned around and handed the bowl to Ji Wuyue.

After taking the bowl, Ji Wuyue looked at the fragrant liquid inside and excitedly carried it towards Ji Yuan.

"Elder, drink your medicine quickly, it will make you feel better." Ji Wuyue said as she poured the liquid from the bowl into Ji Yuan's mouth.

As Ji Yuan drank the medicine, his complexion visibly improved, and his heartbeat became stronger. With a whoosh, Ji Yuan stood up as if he had recovered completely.

Seeing Ji Yuan regain his spirits, Ji Wuyue and Ji Wushuang and the others wept with joy.

"What is this..." Ji Yuan looked at his strong and powerful hands, which did not look like he had just been dying.

Afterwards, Ji Wuyue and Ji Wushuang told Ji Yuan about their experiences, and Ji Yuan also told Ji Wuyue and the others about the plague that had broken out in their tribe.

Upon hearing that their spirit had returned, Ji Yuan looked excitedly at Hao Chen atop the high wall: "This is the spirit master, indeed handsome and majestic."

At this moment, Hao Chen stared solemnly at Fei in the sky. Looking at its monstrous appearance and its ability to incite plague, he inexplicably thought of the descriptions in the Classic of Mountains and Seas:

“There is a beast that looks like an ox with a white head, one eye and a snake’s tail. Its name is Fei. When it walks on water, the water dries up; when it walks on grass, the grass dies. When it appears, there will be a great plague in the world.”

In contrast to Hao Chen's solemn expression, Fei stared at Hao Chen with horror, muttering, "Your Excellency?! No, he can't be Your Excellency."

"Who are you? Why are you impersonating our divine race's supreme deity!"

Hao Chen did not answer Fei's question. Instead, he stepped into the air, and the tall wall beneath his feet rose up and gradually shrank, turning into a black brick, just the right size for Hao Chen to stand on.

Seeing that Hao Chen didn't speak and was flying higher than him, looking down at him, Fei's face immediately turned ugly.

"You're not going to answer, huh? Then you can shut up forever!" Fei looked at Hao Chen, his aura exploding, shaking the void as if it were about to collapse.

Just as Fei was about to kill Hao Chen, a terrifying aura suddenly descended from heaven and earth.

The next moment, the First Qilin flew slowly from afar on auspicious clouds. When the Four-Faced Beast on the ground saw the First Qilin, it was stunned: "It's Father, why is he here?"

The First Qilin appeared to be moving slowly, but in the blink of an eye it appeared between Haochen and Fei. Then the First Qilin looked at the Four-Faced Beast and nodded to it, as if to check if its son was injured.

Hao Chen looked at Shi Qilin with some surprise. He was ready to fight Fei Bo, but Shi Qilin actually showed up.

The next moment, Hao Chen suddenly realized that something was wrong with the First Qilin; it seemed to be terrifyingly strong.

Moreover, the First Qilin's eyes no longer had their usual gentleness; instead, they exuded a domineering aura.

Before Hao Chen could even sense the changes in the Primordial Qilin, the Primordial Qilin was already radiating auspicious energy, dazzlingly bright, as if it had transformed into a great sun.

Countless divine rays swept across the sky, illuminating the heavens and earth. The black smoke that Fei had used to cause the plague also disappeared under the divine power of the Primordial Qilin.

Hao Chen felt the light emanating from the Qilin fall on him, a warm feeling that instantly brought his body to its peak condition. The same was true for the Four-Faced Beasts.

Unlike Hao Chen and the others, Fei was engulfed in black smoke after being exposed to the auspicious aura of the First Qilin, as if it were being burned, and let out painful howls.

Under these circumstances, Fei dared not linger. Enduring the burning pain from the auspicious aura of the Primordial Qilin, he fled quickly into the distance.

The First Qilin glanced at Fei and then ignored him. Then, the First Qilin stepped on auspicious clouds, which instantly grew larger, covering the sky and the sun.

The next moment, golden raindrops fell from the auspicious clouds, carrying vigorous vitality as they landed on the earth, and the earth seemed to regain its vitality, with plants and trees reviving.

Upon seeing this, Sibuxiang hurriedly shouted to Ji Yuan, "Quickly bring your people out! As long as they are bathed in the spiritual rain, their illnesses will be cured."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan and Ji Wuyue immediately sprang into action, bringing out all the surviving members of their clan to bathe in the golden rain.

Seeing his clansmen beginning to recover, Ji Yuan looked at the First Qilin with reverence in his eyes and murmured, "The Qilin rides on auspicious clouds, dispelling all calamities in the human world. My Ji clan is truly fortunate!"

Hao Chen looked at the majestic Qilin, which was riding on auspicious clouds, with shining eyes. He felt that the Qilin seemed even more charming: "It's fluffy, not only cute, but also majestic and domineering."